It's a difficult task going to the bathroom in zero gravity, but a simulation shows how astronauts manage it thanks to some ...

To understand their activities in space on that first day, Ars spoke with each of the four crew members—Hansen, alongside ...

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...

After all the tests, NASA determined that Artemis II was safe to fly with its current heat shield, but NASA decided to use a ...

Living and working in space sounds exciting, but it comes with unique challenges you wouldn’t face on Earth. From eating […] ...

A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown.

Find out how NASA’s astronaut selection process has evolved. In her new book, On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts, Valerie Neal confirms what we’ve known all along: Astronauts ...

"I think humans will still go to space and explore Mars and beyond, but we will be in interesting company." "Artificial astronauts" could fly as actual crew members on human missions to Mars, and ...

A member of the space crop production team prepares materials for Veggie seed pillows inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. (NASA Image by Cory S Huston) (NASA) ...

CPR is a technique that has saved countless lives since the modern version was developed in the 1960s. However, it turns out it doesn't work very well in zero gravity, so a team of European ...

Spaceflight isn’t just tough on muscles and bones. It appears to age the very cells that keep blood and the immune system functioning. Researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Sanford ...

GlenOak STEM students spoke with astronauts on the International Space Station via a live-streamed Q&A. Astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman answered student questions about life in space, ...